"The lady noted my hesitation, probably recognised me too and quickly alerted the guy and they made some excuses and walked very quickly away from the Japanese Business man (who had difficulty understanding what he saying!)" she wrote.
"Hope someone can enlighten me on how we can catch them so that no more kind souls will have their money cheated."
Dear Friends, please be careful of this Chinese couple from China ! They are scammers! Didn't manage to get a photo of...
Posted by Shirley Low on Wednesday, 13 September 2017
The post has been shared more than 2000 times and has attracted hundreds of comments from others who have been approached or swindled by the same couple.
"Damn it ... I encountered the same about two weeks ago at Parkroyal Pickering Hotel lobby," Benny Fong commented.
"The couple said they are from Taiwan on a business trip but got cheated and got no cash to take cab and I replied you can book an uber which is cashless and I can call the police for you since you got cheated (sic). After I said police, they turned away, which only then did I realise something was wrong."
"They were spotted around Chinatown and Clark Quay too," Kenneth Yeo commented.
"It was the same thing, dress smartly with gold jewellery and branded bags. They would say they are not scammers and wanted $20++ for food and transport. They would say something like: 'Don't worry, we are only people from China, lost and don't have enough money.'
"It's horrible that these kind of people prey on others' kindness and trust. Disgusting!!"